Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26

Mr.. Horne, one of the pioneer fruit and
vegetable growers of Columbia county
has decided to turn his attention 70
stock raising, and was in Tallahassee
several DAYS last week, purchasing hue
| blooded cattle for stocking MS larm'
He says that be has been experiments
! ing for several years with Srasses'
and Is satisfied that the Texas Diue
grass is just the thing tor Iorlua'
and he is now ready TO STAKE ms
money on cattle raising in that otate'
The citizens of MelrOse are enthusiastic
on the question of having new county,
with that hamlet as the county site. They
are DESTROYS of striking off a portion
! from each OF the four counties III Whicn
/ the town is now situated, TO wit: AIacnua,
! Putnam, Clay and Bradford. Hawtnorn
! also asuires to be a county site by taking
| slices Of Alachua ana Putnam. Inc
/ citizens Of Grove Park and Vlclnlty are
/ very much opposed to being stricken Out
! OF old Alacbua, and Will oppose the move
with might and influence.
/ j. -. Sauls, who moved some weeks
ago to Wakulla county, near Crawford
| vile. had the misfortune last saturday
night week to lose his house by fire. The
! fire caught In the kitchen after the family
! had retired and was not discovered untll
| the Kitchen was in a blaze all over. The
! family barely had time AFTER the discovery
! to put on their clothes and move out be-
| fore the house was wrapped in flames.
! Many things were injured in the
! hurry OF getting them out, and others
! were lett in the house and destroyed.
/ The Republicans of Pelatka held their
| city convention Wednesday night, at
/ which they nominated Ii. Il. Teasdale for
! Mayor, n. Loeb. NJ. Fl. Perkins, and
/ Thomas Wilson (oolored) for Aldermen,
/ u. n Neck for Collector, w. G. Snow for
/ Assessor, p. J. Manucy Tor Marshal, S. L..
| Purcell tcOlored) for Clerk, w. h. Ran
som for Treasurer. Witt the exception
OF the nominee for Mayor, the ticket is a
| weak one. The convention was composed
mostly of negroes. ID. a. Boyd, chair =
man; j. H. Grant, secretary.
Jno. Wesley Hardin, the Texas MUIR
derer who was captured in Pensacola
some years ago and taken TO that State,
wuere he was sen fenced TO twenty years
in the penItentiaTy. was 30 refractory at
times subsequently that he was mer-
clessly whipped on several occasions.
or late years, however, he has become
more docile, has reformed, and now
teaches class IN the convict Sunday
school. His sincerity in the new depart
ure is doubted by his guards, who, despite
his pIety, whether real or assumed, keep
a constant watch OF his movements.
At Fernandina Wednesday the City
Council at its meeting adopted specitica.
tlons for the construction of a system
OF water works, and Instructed the City
Clerk to advertise at once for proposals
for building the works. 1t is proposed
to provide the necessary funds for this
improvement by an issue OF city bonds,
the city to own and operate the works
itself. 1t is probable that an election
IN MI Wi
authorize the issue of such bonds will
be held at Pm early daV. Much interes t
is manifested in the matter, and there
seems to be but little doubt but that the
bonds will be voted for.
At BrOoksville, Thursday, H. B. Glib
son, saloon-keeper, and Il. Ii. Ward, a
barber. were bound over to appear at the
May term OF the Circuit Court to answer
| the charge OF having manned and dis
li9 ured the horse of A. l.. Landis, Jr., by
shearing his name and tail and cutting
OFF one ear. g. V. Ramsey was the COM
| hitting magistrate before whom the ac-
! cused were arraigned. 8. NJ. Shack lefOrd
! and W. II. jennings, attorneys Of this
| bar, represented the State, and J. b. W all,
| OF Tampa, and Thomas Palmer were at
| torneys for the defense. The trial lasted
two days and created much interest and
| comment. The otfense was committed
Friday night. and through the prompt
action and efficient work of John w. K.
steele, City Marshal, tne arrest OF the
accused was made on Monday.
DIR. Greene, OF st. Louis, the leading
spirit OF the Wakulla phosphate syndi-
cate, arrived at Tallahassee Friday. He
says that the machinery for crushing the
phosphate rocks can be put in for S25,.
600, but is proposed to make the company
5000, strong. Some other material con-
tanning oxygen in large quantities is nee
essary to be mixed with the phOsphates,
and cotton SEED oil cake, IL is
thought, Will be used Tor that pur-
pose. This VIII necessitate the erection
OF II cotton seed crusher and OIL mill at
| Tallahassee or some point convenient to
| both the seed and the phOsphates, to fur
nish the cake, and il some other company
will not start the enterprise the phosphate
syndicate will have to do it. Or. Greene,
accompanied by Mr. Emmons and Dr.
host, left Monday for the phosphate re-
gions to make the preliminary arrange
ments for locating the plant, etc.
! Tallahassee Tallahasseean: William II .
| Gleason, of Eau Gallie, Brevard county,
! was in the city Monday. He looks nOtn-
! ing like the Gleason OF the halcyon Radi.
cal days of 1872. Fourteen years have
| not only frosted his locks and drawn lines
| across his once rounded physognomV, but
has worked wonderful changes in the en-
! tire man. He Is gradually recovering
from a recent stroke OF paralysis, when
| deprived him OF rot only the use
| OF some OF his limbs, but his
tongue as well. and his speech is
yet lacored and indistinct. The old gen.
tleman's brain. however, seems to be as
clear as when he played the role OF Lieu
| tenant Governor, elected himself TO the
| Legislature from Dade county, and at.
tempted to palm of Zlbe King, OF Fort
| Ogden, upon that body as a genuine full.
blooded Seminole warrior, entitled to rep.
resent the noble man in the councils oil
the pale face brother. Mr.. Gleason is en-.
tEusiastic over the future OF South Fiori-
da. and still maintains that Eau Gallie is
! the centre Of the state and the proper
place for the location Of the State Agri-
cultural College.
At ST. Augustine the Citizens Commit.
tee have rendered the ~. Augustine
| Guards the following very complimentary
| letter for their services NJ the funeral OF
! Gen. WsW. Loring: st. Augustine, Vi arch
! 10, 1887. Caps. William Moody, Com.
| manulng ST. Augustine Guards, st. Au.
| gustine, Fla: CRptain--As secretary 0;
| the committee, and az assistant marshal
! charged with arranging the details of the
! L0rin- funeral, cannot permit tue occa.
sion % pass without paying tri butte to the
| soldiefly bearing Of the officers and men
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